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Latin American Telecom Regulators ForumLatin American Telecom Regulators Forum

SUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABILITY::

A challenge for ICT Regulator A challenge for ICT Regulator Association’sAssociation’s

September 2011September 2011

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CONTENTSCONTENTS

I. BACKGROUND

II. FUTURE

III. ACTIONS

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REGULATEL is an organization

based on existing national regulators’ infrastructure:

it congregates 20 of the telecommunications

regulatory agencies in Latin America

and 3 in Europe as observer members.

BACKGROUND (1)BACKGROUND (1)

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MISSION

To increase cooperation and coordination of efforts

between regulators and organizations promoting the

development of telecommunications in Latin America.

VISION

To consolidate REGULATEL as a permanent forum

of exchange of information and experience among

regulatory agencies in Latin America Telecom, in

order to promote the development of

telecommunications and ICT in the region.

BACKGROUND (2)BACKGROUND (2)

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OBJECTIVES

1. To facilitate the exchange of information on the

regulatory management framework, services and

telecommunications markets among members of the

Forum.

2. To promote harmonization of telecommunications

regulation in order to contribute to regional

integration.

3. To identify and defend regional interests in search of

common positions on international forums.

BACKGROUND (3)BACKGROUND (3)

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Training programs conducted by the Forum began in 2003 after funding

from the European Commission.

There have been organized around 30 training and 6 remote programs

using different facilities and support from the Forum and other various

organizations.

It is worth to mention the Universal Workshop organized as a result of

working with the World Bank where attended by over 150 representatives

from industry, Regulators and policy makers.

These programs had the help and collaboration of the CMT, AECI, ITU, the

World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and BEREC

It has been done the internship program with CMT, in which participated 18

staff from the regulators of Panama, Peru, Dominican Republic, Honduras,

Bolivia, Ecuador and Brazil.

Experience and Information ExchangeExperience and Information Exchange

BACKGROUND (4)BACKGROUND (4)

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9 encounters of contact points

14 summits of regulators and operators AHCIET –

REGULATEL

13 summits of regulators and operators

14 summits of European and Latin American regulators

BEREC - REGULATEL

Meetings and EncountersMeetings and Encounters

BACKGROUND (5)BACKGROUND (5)

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PublicationsPublications

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Trainings officialsTrainings officials

3 editions of the internship or exchange of officials CMT -

REGULATEL in which participated 18 officials from

regulators in Latin America, whom were transferred from

their homelands and jobs to work in different departments

of the Telecommunications Market Commission - CMT in

Barcelona. The 2012 program is in the process of

candidates selection.

Several international seminars where nearly a thousand

officials from the regulators in the region have been

trained include the following with the support of BEREC,

I/ERG, ANACOM, ANATEL, SIT, CRC, CMT y AECI

3 programs of officials practices or exchange of officials

between CMT and REGULATEL. In this program 18

officials participated coming from Regulators of Latin

America. They were transferred from their homelands and

jobs to work to different departments of the

Telecommunications Market Commission-CMT, in

Barcelona, Spain. The 2012 program is in the process of

candidates selection.

Several international seminars where nearly a thousand

officials from the regulators in the region were trained, with

the support of BEREC, I/ERG, ANACOM, ANATEL, SIT,

CRC, CMT y AECI.

BACKGROUND (7)BACKGROUND (7)

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With the European Commission:

2002 to 2007 @lis 1 (2003)

2009 to 2012 @lis 2 (2008)

MOU with World Bank: Universalization Study

Agreement ATN/OC-11901-RG “Roaming” Project Regional

Public Goods BID

Contract with the ECLAC, permanent contact is maintained

Contract REGULATEL-UIT and it is expected to link our

organization to the ITU as a Sector member

Work with AHCIET is performed without an agreement

There also have been finalized others agreements with other

organizations

Agreements,Agreements, ContractsContracts andand MOUsMOUs

BACKGROUND (8)BACKGROUND (8)

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Regulatory organizations in other regionsRegulatory organizations in other regions

A close relationship with BEREC, and I/ERG is maintained especially with European regulators that are part of Regulatel

A relationship with regional regulatory organizations is maintained especially in the ITU meetings

BACKGROUND (9)BACKGROUND (9)

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How has REGULATEL solved this requirements?How has REGULATEL solved this requirements?

REGULATEL AD

Tecnichal Advisor Administration and Accounting

Tereasury

Plenary

Steering Committee President

General Assembly

Board of Directos

Fiscal

President - Regulatel AD

Contact Points Working Groups

Secretary General

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Plenary: It is the organ of resolution of the Forum. It is constituted by representatives of all

the members.

President: It is chosen by the Plenary between the presidents of the regulators entities

members of Regulatel. The duration of its mandate is extended until the next Plenary meeting.

He is responsible for the forum and the organization of the annual meeting of the Forum.

Steering Committee: It assures the government of the organization. It is formed by six

representatives of equal number of elected members with the following approach: one for the

regulator that has the presidency, another for the regulator that had it in the previous period,

another for the regulator that will have it in the following period. The three remaining members

are chosen by the Plenary.

General Secretary: General Secretary is chosen by the Plenary for a four year period. He

is responsible for the administration of the organization, supported by the Steering Committee,

the contact points and the regulators in general. The Regulator’s Association - REGULATEL

AD as an instrumental Forum no profit organization, base in San Jose, Costa Rica. To maintain

the unity between the Forum and the Association it was decided that the secretary general of

the FORUM will be also the president of the Association REGULATEL AD.

Contact Points: One for each member, they are responsible for the coordination, pursuit

and execution of the actions relative to the Forum, and the work of diffusion of the information

of REGULATEL to the interior of the entity, and of this to REGULATEL, with the purpose of

facilitating the exchange of information.

Working Groups: Structured from 2002, they are in charge of executing the tasks assigned

regarding projects and researches by Plenary

BACKGROUND (11)BACKGROUND (11)

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1.- Roaming

2.- Regional Indicators

3.- Broad Band

4.- Regulatory Polices

Working Groups 2011Working Groups 2011

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Action plan based on the study carried out by IIRSA to propose

regulatory regimes to improve the International Roaming service in the

region. The IADB consider REGULATEL as the appropriate entity to

carry out this work and financed the project "Implementation of an

agreement of South American Roaming ", including the extension of

this work to the Central American region.

Consulting Studies in execution:

Study Case on Border Roaming Perú – Brazil

Feasibility technical, economic and financial regional IMS platform communication strategies

Study

Improvement of information to the user

Study in contracting process:

Extension of the Roaming IIRSA Study to Central America Dominic Republic and Mexico.

RoamingRoaming

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1. URSEC, Uruguay

2. OSIPTEL, Peru

3. ANATEL, Brazil

4. CRC, Colombia

5. COFETEL, Mexico

6. CNC, Argentina

7. ATT, Bolivia

8. SIGET, El Salvador.

9. CONATEL, Honduras.

10. SIT, Guatemala.

11. SUTEL Costa Rica.

12. INDOTEL, Dominic Republic

13. ASEP, Panama

Regulators in Roaming ProjectRegulators in Roaming Project

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Under the leadership of the Federal Telecommunications Commission of Mexico developed the SIRTEL 2010 report

Organized six workshops, which have been revised up to date information that dwells in the database on the server of the CFT.

During the workshops, the foundations were laid to form a system of 7 modules which included indicators of supply and demand, in order to be used for the various work of the Forum of REGULATEL and the regulators of the Member States:

Traffic Infrastructure structure of the industry social and economic public access to Internet rates quality of service

BACKGROUND (15)BACKGROUND (15)

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Broad BandBroad Band

During the 6th Plenary of 2003, welcomed the idea of a study of the

State of broadband in the field of REGULATEL.

The CNC in Argentina, in coordination with other 6 regulators

prepared the report which was presented in 2004 in Cusco, Peru

during the VII plenary REGULATEL, with data from 13 of the 19

member countries.

A report of the overall picture of the situation of broadband in Latin

America, as well as the possible paths that can follow in its temporal

evolution was made in 2005.

During the 13th Plenary agreed to reactivate this working group and

prepare a new report on the situation of the issue of broadband in

the region.

Report will be presented this at the next meeting of working groups,

it will discuss and analyse and present this report to the fourteenth

plenary meeting

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Regulatory Policies Regulatory Policies “Benchmarking”: determinants of the performance of the

industry

– Comparative information for the best performances of the region

and its foundations for defining instruments on which to make more

detailed technical studies.

“Serie”: Regulatory Practice

– Technical reports of comparative regulation, always existing

information and information for harmonization, multinational plans,

etc.

“Case Study”: Competitive Market and Regulation

– Information on previous studies and methodologies applied to

determine that a market is competitive.

– Information about the tools used to maintain the dynamism in the

markets defined as competitive.

BACKGROUND (17)BACKGROUND (17)

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…all positive results back listed have

been achieved thanks to REGULATEL

functional structure, and has enjoyed

the support of the regulators...

And the financing of the European

Commission, the World Bank and the

Inter-American Development Bank….

ConclusionsConclusions

BACKGROUND (18) BACKGROUND (18)

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CONTENTSCONTENTS

I. BACKGROUND

II. FUTURE

III. ACTIONS

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1. Best functional organizational structure shall establish:

• Review the Foro-Asociación structure and establish its functionality

according to the principles and structure of the regulators that form part

of REGULATEL proposing alternatives

• Find the solution to generate on a permanent basis the financial

resources and staff to maintain and improve the workings of the

Organization

2. Propose and carry out the reforms to the Act of Constitution of the Forum to

define the most convenient structure.

3. Seek the approval of all regulators in the reforms proposed.

It will depend on the ability to generate the minimum resources It will depend on the ability to generate the minimum resources

required to ensure the required actions of the Organization:required to ensure the required actions of the Organization:

FUTURE (1)FUTURE (1)

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1. Keep and if it is the case increase:

• participation in our Organization

• When consider relevant to implementing the

recommendations arising from the studies

and work

2. When rules allow support the Forum with

economic and labour resources

From the regulatory bodies is required:From the regulatory bodies is required:

FUTURE (2)FUTURE (2)

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Associations need economic securityAssociations need economic security

To carry out activities any association

needed resources:

1. human

2. finance

3. and security of the generation

of these resources

FUTURE (3)FUTURE (3)

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How reach it?How reach it?

Alternatives:

1. Actual Structure (Forum-Association)

2. Structure with human resource of the regulators (greater

involvement of regulators) (only forum)

3. Strengthening the current structure with greater human

resource of the regulators (previous mix)(Forum-Association)

4. Economic finance or economic contribution of the

regulators(Forum)

5. Search for support of the beneficiaries of the actions of the

Forum (regulators, operators and industry) (Forum-

Association)

FUTURE (4)FUTURE (4)

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Cómo alcanzarlo?Cómo alcanzarlo?

CONTINUIDADESTABILIDAD

ECONOMICA

ESTABILIDAD

ORGANIZACIONALESTRUCTURA

B

Estructura con recurso

humano de los

reguladores (solo Foro y

mayor compromiso de

los Reguladores)

BID, CE

Reguladores Reguladores

DFinanciación económica

o aporte económico de

los reguladores

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Buscar apoyo económico

de los beneficiados del

accionar del FORO

(Reguladores,

Operadores e Industria)

(Foro-Asociación)

RECURSO HUMANORECURSO ECONOMICO

Reguladores Foro

Beneficiarios

A

Reguladores

Foro

Reguladores

Foro

BID, CE

Foro

Estructura actual (Foro-

Asociación)

Fortalecer la estructura

actual con mayor recurso

humano de los

reguladores

pAsociación DE Reguladores AD

p

A+B = Cppp

Asociación de Reguladores AD

REGULATELREGULATEL´́S FUTURE (5)S FUTURE (5)

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Who gets benefits from the Associations Gestion?Who gets benefits from the Associations Gestion?

1. Regulators directly

2. Telecom Industry & Operators Indirectly (a good

regulation improves market and increase business of

private sector)

3. Users

4. Internationals organizations (Ej. CE, ITU, ECLAC, etc.)

because whereas they facilitate their actions.

…it is interesting to know how are funding …it is interesting to know how are funding

and what have done other regional and what have done other regional

organizations regulators…organizations regulators…

FUTURE (6)FUTURE (6)

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How reach it?How reach it?

1 Estructura Actual (Foro Asociación)

2 Estructura Inicial (Foro)

3 Estructura Actual (Foro Asociación …

4 Estructura Actual (Foro Asociación con …

5 Estructura Actual (Foro Asociación con …

0

10

20

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40

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60

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3 4

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FUTURE (7)FUTURE (7)

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CONTENTSCONTENTS

I. BACKGROUND

II. FUTURE

III. ACTIONS

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ACTIONS (1)ACTIONS (1)

El estudio de sostenibilidad

muestra las

alternativas que se generaron.

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Priorities Priorities

ACTIONS (2)ACTIONS (2)

Strategic action plan.

Propose and implement a structure for the Forum and

formalize the resulting changes.

Establish a financing structure to short, medium and long

term to ensure the sustainability and independence of the

Forum.

Identify potential sources of funding for the medium and

long term and ways and means to ensure that the

Associations can access to them.

Propose specific activities to implement the strategic

objectives and mandate of the organization.

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ACTIONS (3)ACTIONS (3)

Strategic plan: actions towards the interiorStrategic plan: actions towards the interior

1. Establish a structure and propose reforms.

– Detailed functions of the organs of the

Associations and establish procedures.

– Define the reforms to the Act of Constitution and

propose relevant reforms.

– Create internal processes aimed at the production

of results.

2. Establish a realistic funding for the Associations

structure

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Financing structure: WhatFinancing structure: What

General Expenses (recurrent) Administrative

expense Overheads and cost for basic operation

No recurrents Expenses Projects Activities of

the Association (Forum)

ACTIONS (4)ACTIONS (4)

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Financing structure: WhoFinancing structure: Who

Regulators services

Publics and private Institutions (Trusts)

Organization of sector events in the region

Services to other institutions

ACTIONS (5)ACTIONS (5)

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Income for compesation of services to RegulatorsIncome for compesation of services to Regulators

Periodic fees vs. payment for services

Statutory difficulties vs. Budget.

"Subscription to the portfolio of services of REGULATEL" vs.

"Purchase of any of the services of the portfolio".

Budgetary problems vs. Member category.

Is it really essential that the members of the Forum

financially support its operation?.

ACTIONS (6)ACTIONS (6)

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Grants from public and/or private institutionsGrants from public and/or private institutions

Direct Financing.

– Contribution amounts in aid to the upkeep of

REGULATEL AD.

– Trusts.

ACTIONS (7)ACTIONS (7)

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Financing of REGULATEL AD: How MuchFinancing of REGULATEL AD: How Much

Finance source Modality %

Services to Regulators

Subscription to the portfolio of services

Purchase of some services

Private or/and Public

Institutions

Direct grant

Indirect grant

Organization of sector

events

With sector agents and inversors

With Academic Institutions

Servicies to other

institutions “Joint knowledge of the region”

ACTIONS (8)ACTIONS (8)

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Decisions to be taken by the plenary of the ForumDecisions to be taken by the plenary of the Forum

Annual operating budget of REGULATEL AD

Revenue from members price of the "subscription

to the portfolio of services” and “Purchase of specific

services” of REGULATEL AD

Revenues from public institutions or private Factor

to estimate fees obtained from the management of

projects by REGULATEL AD

Other (as a "Reserve Fund" amount...)

ACTIONS (9)ACTIONS (9)

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Specific CaseSpecific Case

Three different scenarios to cover an annual budget

amounting to $175.070.

Is assumed that of the 23 members of the Forum, 10

subscribing to the full portfolio (type A) and 13 buy

services, but not the entire portfolio or pay by

services

Escenario 1 2 3

Annual contribution from the Member type

(in $) 3.000 6.000 8.000

Annual contribution from the Member type B

(in $) 1.000 2.000 3.000

ACTIONS (10)ACTIONS (10)

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Casos Prácticos Casos Prácticos

Financin Source Case 1 Case 2 Case 3

Services to regulators 22%

($39.000)

45% ($78.000)

61%

($107.000)

Grants from Private or/and

Public Institutions

68%

($120.070)

49% ($85.070)

33%

($58.070)

Organization of sector events 10%

($16.000)

6%

($12.000)

6%

($10.000)

Servicies to other institutions 0% 0% 0%

ACTIONS (11)ACTIONS (11)

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